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Heya,
I don't have a tarantula yet...but...I have finally managed to persuade my parents to let me get one
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The story of how my parents finally allowed me is:
On Monday this week, a friend and I went to a reptile/arachnid/insect specialist shop. As my friend Lewis and I were walking around, we saw a few tanks with some Chilean Roses in (and by the looks of things, the set ups were good - dry coir substrate, proper water bowl and a hide). I wanted to get Stanley Schultz's Book on keeping tarantula's (they didn't have it in stock, so ordered it from Amazon), and asked the member of staff about what information I would need. He was good, and pretty much said everything I have learnt so far. He then asked if I wanted to handle a Chilean Rose. I was a bit uncertain, but said yes I would.
As soon as the tarantula was placed in my hands, I was completely hooked! I wanted to take it home there and then...but at that point, it was still a no from the parents, so I had to leave it there.
After my college course, my Dad picked me up and on the way home, I tentatively bought up the subject of tarantula's and after being bombarded by Dad (thank you Tarantula forum for letting me do some research before Dad asked me) I was able to answer his questions and he said that I can get a Tarantula, but I have got a few conditions before I am allowed to get one:
The conditions are:
1) That at least one of my animals have to pass away first (come on fish! lol).
2) That if none of my animals have died, then I have to wait until I move into my new bedroom (hopefully this year)
3) I don't go and 'scare' people with it...I have a few people with arachnophobia in the family/friends
4) I only post photos on other tarantula sites and forums...and not on my own FB page due to the reason above
5) That I do a lot of research and stuff on tarantulas before I go out and get one lol.
Thankfully, I had read on here that the book I have now got (The Tarantula Keepers Guide - Revised Edition. By Stanley A Schultz and Marguerite J Schultz) that this is pretty much the Bible, so am pretty pleased I have this now and of course...the Tarantula Forum so I can ask lots of questions etc. lol.
Anyway, sorry for the long post, but just wanted to say I am finally allowed to get a tarantula and wanted you all to know xx
Julia xx
I don't have a tarantula yet...but...I have finally managed to persuade my parents to let me get one
.The story of how my parents finally allowed me is:
On Monday this week, a friend and I went to a reptile/arachnid/insect specialist shop. As my friend Lewis and I were walking around, we saw a few tanks with some Chilean Roses in (and by the looks of things, the set ups were good - dry coir substrate, proper water bowl and a hide). I wanted to get Stanley Schultz's Book on keeping tarantula's (they didn't have it in stock, so ordered it from Amazon), and asked the member of staff about what information I would need. He was good, and pretty much said everything I have learnt so far. He then asked if I wanted to handle a Chilean Rose. I was a bit uncertain, but said yes I would.
As soon as the tarantula was placed in my hands, I was completely hooked! I wanted to take it home there and then...but at that point, it was still a no from the parents, so I had to leave it there.
After my college course, my Dad picked me up and on the way home, I tentatively bought up the subject of tarantula's and after being bombarded by Dad (thank you Tarantula forum for letting me do some research before Dad asked me) I was able to answer his questions and he said that I can get a Tarantula, but I have got a few conditions before I am allowed to get one:
The conditions are:
1) That at least one of my animals have to pass away first (come on fish! lol).
2) That if none of my animals have died, then I have to wait until I move into my new bedroom (hopefully this year)
3) I don't go and 'scare' people with it...I have a few people with arachnophobia in the family/friends
4) I only post photos on other tarantula sites and forums...and not on my own FB page due to the reason above
5) That I do a lot of research and stuff on tarantulas before I go out and get one lol.
Thankfully, I had read on here that the book I have now got (The Tarantula Keepers Guide - Revised Edition. By Stanley A Schultz and Marguerite J Schultz) that this is pretty much the Bible, so am pretty pleased I have this now and of course...the Tarantula Forum so I can ask lots of questions etc. lol.
Anyway, sorry for the long post, but just wanted to say I am finally allowed to get a tarantula and wanted you all to know
xxJulia xx
